Groningen

Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands, with the city of Groningen serving as its capital. The region borders the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, the North Sea to the north, Friesland to the west, and Drenthe to the south. The province has had a long history, and it was once a part of Frisia, the Frankish Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the United Provinces, and it joined the Hanseatic League in the 14th century. In 2014, the province had a population of 582,640 people.